Sara Smith

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Sara Smith is a transdisciplinary choreographer and librarian whose practice is rooted in embodied and archival research. Sara creates works that explore interconnection and the poetics and politics of sensory attention and relational transformation. 

Sara's performances and artworks have been seen and heard in theaters, museums, public parks, recreation center basements, and cloud-based platforms. Sara has been a recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship award in Choreography, and of support from The LEF Foundation, Maine Arts Commission, NEFA, the Puffin Foundation, and residency fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Hewnoaks, and The American Antiquarian Society. From 2010-2017 Sara edited KINEBAGO, a forum for writing by and about New England dance makers and movement researchers. 

Primary Discipline

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines

Multi-Disciplinary

Activities

Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Performance / Concert / Reading
Exhibitions
Film Showings

Awards

  • NEFA New England States Touring (NEST) Grant with SPACE Gallery (2026)
  • Puffin Foundation Grant (2023)
  • Hewnoaks residency (2018)
  • New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) tour-planning grant (2017)
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship award for choreography (2016)
  • American Antiquarian Society Creative Research Fellowship (2015)
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship Finalist award for choreography (2014)
  • Yaddo residency fellowship (2012)
  • LEF New England Foundation Contemporary Work Fund Grant (2008)
  • Maine Arts Commission Good Idea Grant (2007)
  • MacDowell Colony residency fellowship (2006)
  • Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Grant (2000)

Additional Information

  • Is a Teaching Artist
  • Is a Touring Artist
  • Approx. 6 events per year
  • Geographic Reach: Surrounding States/Region
  • Seasons active: Year round